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chapter 6 Flashcards

1
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factors of social disorganization theory

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poverty
population turnover
heterogenous ethnic makeup

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2
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define social disorganization

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the inability of a community to stabilized it’s values

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3
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disorder is a characteristic of

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disorganization and high crime rates

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define disorder

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the indicatory of diary, socially disruptive behavior, and physically deterioration of certain areas

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5
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what did Wesley skogan create

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broken windows theory

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6
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what is broken windows theory

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a view that there are certain signs that illustrate that people don’t care about their community and put themselves at risk of crime

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7
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what is collective efficacy

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the idea that a community has a shared goal

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what are the two factors that make up collective efficacy

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mutual trust
common expectation

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9
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who came up with a view of crime that focuses on the physical environment. (defensible spaces)?

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Oscar Newman in 1972

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defensible spaces

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Communities that are well organized encourages ownerships over than property and communities that protects themselves from crime

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what are the four basic elements of defensible spaces

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territoriality
natural surveillance
image
mileu- prevention is enhanced if those properties are well maintained in areas defend crime

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12
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what are the other three elements of definable spaces

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Access control: the ability to regulate who comes in and out
Activity support: functions which assist and enhance security there
Target hardening: actions that increase the difficulty of committing crime

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13
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what are conflicts of the four basic elements

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Territoriality: access control and surveillance
Surveillance: promotes the need for action/ you to do something
access control and target harding: can lead to people feeling like they live in a fort

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14
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Clifford shaw

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the Chicago area project, developed organization within the community

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15
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mobilization for youth

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grew out of the war on poverty, helped prevent delinquency
anomie and strain theories
the effect on crime is mixed

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16
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Patrick sharkey, max and michael friedson

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Individual level
May not be poverty that’s on the backbone
May be other factors,

Community level
Theres alot of complex issues

17
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Rosenbaum

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social problems approach to community crime prevention. the findings aren’t definitive

18
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what are resources you can provide

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Organization in communities
A promising approach
Job programs for adults

19
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approaches focused on disorders

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broken windows policing which is an order maintenance approach.
findings: cleaning everything up, effective but not as much as we wanted it do be

20
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Brage welsh and schneell 2015

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-Community problems solving approaches
-Collective efficacy
Findings : this was very effective

21
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what are some problems with collective efficacy

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police in high crime areas identify problems
trust: nix 2015
findings: very effective

22
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work, sports and recreation programs

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unsupervised socializing

23
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forestry programs

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vocation/ work oriented programs

24
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wilderness programs

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group of at risk youths, more effective, they take them into the woods and have them complete tasks as a group

25
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neighborhood watch programs

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Neighborhood watch grew out of a movement that suggests that citizens have an active part in preventing crime.

ex. block watch, apt watch, citizens alert, community watch

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what percent of the American population live under neighborhood watch

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41 percent

27
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what is the big three

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neighborhood watch
property marketing
home security survey

28
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who are neighborhood watch programs initiated

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the public and the police

29
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where does funding for neighborhood watch come from

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the community and the police

30
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what are the results of the neighborhood watch

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they are mixed in terms of being effective

31
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the link between alcohol and crime

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increases crime

32
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Ohio attorney general’s drug use prevention grant

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-Shall use amounts in the oagdpg grant to award no more than 50% of the money can go to salaries for your people

-Eligible programs as those at the public school level
School resource officer drug prevention programs and dare and eligible
How successful are these officers: they aren’t successful

33
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methadone maintenance

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These programs provide an alternative drug to get you off the other drugs such as meth

34
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do school based approaches like dare work

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no

35
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If the community is diverse or not close knit there may be a few shared goals so crime prevention programs…

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don’t work

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